The Palm Lounge at the Seneca Hotel in Rochester, New York, is a high-ceilinged public room with columns, hanging lanterns, potted palms, and lounge seating grouped around small tables. The caption names the space and city, and the room fits the palm-filled hotel interiors common in the early twentieth century, when plants and tall ceilings gave travelers a comfortable, resort-like setting. The Seneca was a downtown Rochester hotel, and this view shows its shared lounge rather than a guest room.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
We are having a
time of our life.
Don't we wished you
could see this very
picture. The set
the whole Hotel &
a lot of others. I
have been all I wanted
We will be home on Saturday
White border; sepia-toned photograph; caption in lower margin; light edge and corner wear.
Postmark: ROCHESTER N.Y. JUL 2 2:30 PM 193[illegible]. Divided-back card with printed "POST CARD" heading and hotel ad imprint; white-bordered sepia view on front, light edge wear and a soft crease at lower right. Year digit obscured by the flag cancel.
Cite this card
Palm Lounge, Seneca Hotel, Rochester, NY, 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/palm-lounge-seneca-hotel-rochester-ny-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
